diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 1b23e73f48b0..d78467ec6ee1 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -9942,6 +9942,9 @@ struct task_struct *pick_task_fair(struct rq *rq, struct rq_flags *rf)
 	return p;
 
 idle:
+	if (sched_core_enabled(rq))
+		return NULL;
+
 	new_tasks = sched_balance_newidle(rq, rf);
 	if (new_tasks < 0)
 		return RETRY_TASK;